Reincarnation in Philo of AlexandriaThe best current research on Philo's allegorical exegesis of Scripture The strong element of Greek philosophy in Philo's thought has been recognized since antiquity, but his relation to the Pythagorean-Platonic tenet of reincarnation has been a neglected, even avoided, topic in research. This book confirms the view common in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries that Philo accepted the doctrine of reincarnation even though he preferred not to speak openly about it. The book shows how allegorization enabled Philo to give a reincarnational interpretation to very different scriptural passages. Features:
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Contents
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The Indirect Evidence | 30 |
The Direct Evidence | 129 |
Synthesis | 214 |
Appendices | 251 |
Bibliography | 265 |
Indices | 283 |
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ailé de Zeus Alcinous Allegorical Armenian body cause of incarnation char ailé Cher Clement of Alexandria Colson Conf Congr connection context corporeal David Winston Deus discussed divine doctrine earth earthly Egypt eschatology evil exegesis explicitly expression fragment God’s Greek heaven Heraclitus human idea immortal implied incorporeal interpretation means Méasson mentioned metempsychosis Migr mind mind’s monadization mortal Moses nature NBHL notion occurs one’s Opif original parallel passage passions Phaedo Phaedrus Philo in Early Philo of Alexandria Philo says Philo speaks Philo’s position Philo’s thought Philo’s view philosophy physical death Plato Platonist PLCL practising death Praem present protological question quotation rebirth reincarnation Runia salvation salvific seems sense sense-perception sentence sleep Socrates Somn soteriology soul soul’s Spec subsection Tartarus things Timaeus tion translation transmigration verb virtue wicked Winston word εἰς καὶ οἱ παλιγγενεσία τὸ τὸν